Lyrics
...The soughing of the wind
The rustling sound produced by the wind.
The thunder of the avalanches
The loud noise created by avalanches.
The roar of the waterfalls
The powerful sound of waterfalls.
The howling of the wolves...
The haunting cries of wolves.
Come winter, cold and frosty
Invoking the arrival of winter, characterized by cold and frost.
Hold me firmly in your vice
Asking winter to embrace tightly with a strong grip.
With majestic force you hold
Winter holds the world with majestic force.
This world in your white hand
Winter is personified holding the world in its hand covered in snow.
Come winter, white preserver
Winter is portrayed as a white preserver.
Cover my body in white lace
Requesting winter to cover the speaker's body in white lace.
O' Skadi
Addressing Skadi, the silvery queen of winter.
Silvery queen of winter
Describing Skadi as a majestic ruler of winter.
Let the summer suffer
Expressing a desire for summer to suffer and be atoned in white, symbolizing winter's purity.
Its atonement in white
Referring to the purification of summer in white.
Your radiant beauty
Highlighting Skadi's radiant beauty.
Envelopes this waste land
Skadi's beauty covers the barren land.
Making it shine
Winter makes the land shine under its grace.
In the grace of your veil
The land is enveloped in the grace of Skadi's veil.
Come winter, pure and shining
Describing winter as pure and shining.
I plead thee for eternal existence
Pleading for the continuation of winter's existence.
You have the might to preserve
Acknowledging winter's power to preserve life in its dormant state.
Life in its slumber
Requesting winter to preserve life during its slumber.
Come winter, white preserver
Reiterating the plea for winter to preserve.
Please heed this my last wish
Asking winter to consider the speaker's final wish on Earth.
On earth
Addressing Skadi again, the silvery queen of winter.
O' Skadi
Repeating the description of Skadi as the queen of winter.
Silvery queen of winter
Repeating the desire for summer to suffer and be atoned in white.
Let the summer suffer
Reiterating the purification of summer in white.
Its atonement in white
Reaffirming Skadi's radiant beauty covering the land.
Your radiant beauty
Repeating the idea of Skadi's beauty enveloping the barren land.
Envelopes this waste land
Reiterating the shining effect of winter on the land.
Making it shine
Emphasizing the grace of Skadi's veil on the land.
In the grace of your veil
Addressing Skadi again, the jotunbride of the gods.
O' Skadi
Repeating the plea for Skadi, the white huntress.
Jotunbride of the gods
Describing Skadi as the jotunbride of the gods and northern huntress.
Northern huntress
Further emphasizing Skadi's role as a huntress in the north.
Native of Thrym-heim
Identifying Skadi's native place as Thrym-heim.
White huntress;
Addressing Skadi as the white huntress.
Mother of Freya
Referring to Skadi as the mother of Freya.
Enshroud me;
Pleading for Skadi to enshroud the speaker.
Beautiful daughter of frost
Calling Skadi the beautiful daughter of frost.
Where are you
Inquiring about the whereabouts of Skadi.
- Hidden by years of mist
Speculating that Skadi might be hidden by years of mist.
Please come back
Pleading for Skadi to come back.
- Forgotten I am dead
Expressing a sense of being forgotten or dead.
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